# Accept Connection

## POST /v1/connection/accept

> Accept the connection request for the requesting user

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.1","info":{"title":"Pod API","version":"20.17.1"},"servers":[{"url":"http://yourpodURL.symphony.com/pod"}],"paths":{"/v1/connection/accept":{"post":{"summary":"Accept the connection request for the requesting user","parameters":[{"schema":{"type":"string"},"name":"sessionToken","description":"Session authentication token.","in":"header","required":true}],"tags":["Connection"],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Success","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UserConnection"}}}},"400":{"description":"Client error, see response body for further details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid session token.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Caller lacks necessary entitlement.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"404":{"description":"Not Found: Connection cannot be found.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}},"500":{"description":"Server error, see response body for further details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}}},"requestBody":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UserConnectionRequest"}}},"required":true}}}},"components":{"schemas":{"UserConnection":{"type":"object","description":"Connection status between two users","properties":{"userId":{"type":"integer","format":"int64","description":"user id"},"status":{"type":"string","description":"Connection status between the requesting user and the request sender","enum":["PENDING_INCOMING","PENDING_OUTGOING","ACCEPTED","REJECTED"]},"firstRequestedAt":{"type":"integer","format":"int64","description":"unix timestamp when the first request was made"},"updatedAt":{"type":"integer","format":"int64","description":"unix timestamp on the last updated date"},"requestCounter":{"type":"integer","format":"int32","description":"number of requests made"}}},"Error":{"type":"object","properties":{"code":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"},"message":{"type":"string"}}},"UserConnectionRequest":{"type":"object","description":"Request body for the Connection APIs","properties":{"userId":{"type":"integer","format":"int64","description":"user id"}}}}}}
```

This endpoint allows the user to accept a specific connection request. To define which connection request is to be accepted, the `userId` of the user who initiated the connection request must be included in the body.

> #### 📘 Note
>
> Pods from all users involved need to have `crossPod` enabled between them.

> #### 📘 Accepted Connections
>
> For users of the same private pod who are implicitly connected, this endpoint returns the connection with status of "Accepted".

### Connection Behaviour

Currently, there are four possible connection status:

* PENDING\_INCOMING: The specified user requested to connect with the calling user.
* PENDING\_OUTGOING: The calling user requested to connect with the specified user.
* ACCEPTED: The two users are connected.
* REJECTED: The two users are not connected.

The following table shows the connection current behaviors:

<table><thead><tr><th width="324.3333333333333">Initial Connection Status</th><th>Request Action</th><th>New Connection Status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>None (connection did not exist)</td><td>Connect</td><td>PENDING_OUTGOING</td></tr><tr><td>PENDING_INCOMING</td><td>Accept</td><td>ACCEPTED</td></tr><tr><td>PENDING_INCOMING</td><td>Reject</td><td>REJECTED</td></tr></tbody></table>


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